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The Art of Rewriting 
Students must revise and edit the first submitted draft of their Weimar Essay. The editing process will focus on both global and local revisions. Original prompt: Explain the significance of the Treaty of Versailles, its impact on the German Nation and how it may have led to World War II.
Rubric Code: D37W6W
By Titania24G
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 9-12

Powered by iRubric The Art of Rewriting
100 % We will assess student's ability to apply both local and global changes in editing their Weimar Essay.
  Poor

No effort exercised in the revision of this section.

10 pts

Fair

Little effort exercised in the revision of this section. Incomplete edits.

14 pts

Good

Most editing suggestions were addressed, but needs more independent work.

17 pts

Great

All editing suggestions were addressed, as wells as a new attention to revisions.

10 pts

LOCAL: MLA or Chicago Format

All formatting errors must be edited.
Poor

Little to no changes were made to MLA or Chicago formatting errors.
Fair

Only obvious changes were addressed. Major errors still remain in: work cited, pagination, heading, general format, internal documentation.
Good

Few errors remain in: work cited, pagination, heading, general format, internal documentation.
Great

All formatting errors were addressed and corrected.
LOCAL: Syntax and Grammar

Revision of colloquialisms, jargon, awkwards word choice, and grammatical errors.
Poor

Little to no changes were made to mistakes addressed in the original submission.
Fair

Few changes were made to mistakes in the original submission. The changes that were made affected the fluidity/understanding of the sentence/paragraph.
Good

Most errors were addressed, but a few mistakes remain in: grammar, wc, colloq., jargon
Great

All errors were addressed and corrected.
GLOBAL: Thesis Statement

All problems with original thesis have been edited.
Poor

Thesis remains unclear and/or incomplete. Does not address all parts of the prompt. No edits were made.
Fair

A small effort was made to clarify thesis, but it still fails to present a single, clear argument.
Good

Thesis is not one sentence, but still produces a single, clear argument which addresses all parts of the prompt.
Great

Thesis focuses on a single, clear argument and addresses all parts of the prompt.
GLOBAL: Fluidity

Clear and specific topic sentences, appropriate organization of topics according to thesis, strong introduction and conclusion.
Poor

No identifiable topic sentences. Paragraphs and evidence are not presented in the order addressed in the thesis statement.
Fair

Local changes were made to topic sentences, but paragraphs and evidence are not presented in the order addressed in the thesis statement.
Good

Changes were made to topic sentences and the order of paragraphs may have been edited, but there exists an excess/lack of evidence to support the thesis statement.
Great

Topic sentences are clear and specific and the order of paragraphs corresponds with the arguments presented in the thesis statement.



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